Texas A&M-Texarkana – News

October 2, 2018

A&M-Texarkana’s Fall 2018 Career and Internship Fair

TEXARKANA, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana will host its Fall 2018 Career and Internship Fair Wednesday, October 3. The event will take place from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. in Eagle Hall of the University Center building. The Career and Internship Fair provides A&M-Texarkana students, alumni, and other community job seekers with an opportunity to visit in person with prospective employers from area companies and organizations. A variety of full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities will be showcased.

Express Employment Professionals, United Rental, Southern Refrigerated Transport, and State Farm – Kelli Ashbrook are A&M-Texarkana’s Eagle Career Partners for the Fall 2018 Career and Internship Fair.

Participants are asked to wear business professional attire and bring their resumes and/or networking cards. For more information, contact the A&M-Texarkana Career Development office at (903) 334-6728.

A&M-Texarkana Dedicates Lois & Cary Patterson Student Center

TEXARKANA, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the new Lois & Cary Patterson Student Center at 11:00 a.m. on October 2. Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, University President Dr. Emily Cutrer, State Representative Gary VanDeaver, Cary Patterson, and Scott Bruner all spoke during the grand-opening event in front of a large crowd from the university and community.
The nearly 40,000 square foot facility was built through a public-private partnership and will provide students with a much-needed space to meet, study, exercise, learn, and participate in intramural sports. The new $11 million dollar facility includes:
• a regulation-sized basketball/volleyball court with retractable bleacher seating for 1,200-1,500 patrons
• a training and fitness center
• biomechanics and motor skills labs to support the university’s new Kinesiology program
• a recreation room
• Ace’s Place café featuring Starbucks Coffee
• two multi-purpose classrooms
• locker rooms
• recreational sports locker rooms
• coaches’ quarters, athletic director’s office and 12 faculty/staff offices

For more information on the Lois & Cary Patterson Student Center at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, you can contact Joe Sloan, the Student Engagement Coordinator at 903.334.6725 or jsloan@tamut.edu.